Student Government Association (SGA)

Report to the University Senate

November 26, 2007

given by SGA President Ryan Greene

Below is an overview of what SGA has been doing the past few months:

• Faculty Textbook requests
  • Worked with Kyle Cullars and the bookstore to encourage faculty to submit book requisitions in a timelier manner to help reduce student book costs. Preliminary data shows that SGA’s efforts have made a positive impact on this.
• Introduced a New Campus Ethos Committee
  •  Purpose of committee is to help implement more student and campus pride.
    • Homecoming- SGA is working with Campus Life and Student Affairs to make Homecoming a much larger event this year.
      • Trying to get live music for each Homecoming and to make that a tradition on campus for Homecoming week.
    • Purchased a new GCSU mascot that will be revealed on the 28^th of November at the Men’s Basketball game. Helps promote school pride. Will be used at Hanging of the Green’s the 29^th of November  from 5-7 and Homecoming.
• SGA Website
  • The new SGA website has all bills, resolutions, and minutes of SGA.
• Depot Hours extension
  • Depot hours should increase in January on the weekends so that Saturday and Sunday hours are 12-8 instead of 12-2.
• SGA Q&A
  • Each week SGA submits a Q&A to the colonnade. Some questions in the past have been, 1) Why doesn’t GCSU have a parking deck? 2) Can GCSU get a Football team? 3) What happened to the internet speeds? 4) What’s the next new restaurant at GCSU?
• SGA Box on MyCats
  • Have a new student opinion and concern box on Mycats. Check it regularly.
• Fees- mandatory Student Fee and Student Technology Fee
  • SGA had students on the Mandatory Student Fee committee and helped with that process
  • SGA submitted a proposal to the Student Technology Fee Advising Group to increase internet speeds on Central and West campus. Must be approved by the President.
• Electronic Voting
  • Will debut in the Spring for Mr. and Ms. GCSU, as well as SGA executive elections.
  • Will hopefully increase voter turnout.

• TV Project
  • SGA is working on this TV Project. 20 locations around main campus. Main purpose is to increase student knowledge of student events on campus, and presenting advertisements in a more professional looking manner.
• Funded various additional organizations:
  • GIVE Center, GCSU Bands, Intramurals
• SGA Goes to City Hall
  • Wednesday, November 28^th at 12:30. SGA senate session in City Hall. Mayor Bentley will present a proclamation to make November 28^th 2007 officially “SGA Day” in Milledgeville, GA. Open to the public.
• Current committees on SGA:
  • Fall Break, Parking, GCSU website, Library, Night Safety
• Extending Library Hours
  • Working with the library to hopefully extend hours on Sunday so the library can open around 10am. Will know for sure in January.
• President Greene went to the Board of Regents Meeting two weeks ago
  • Reported to senate on things relating to the students that deal with the BOR and USG.